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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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